Wild axolotls are a brown-grey color, but they can also be albinos, which are the type frequently shown in media.

Two critically endangered amphibians have found a new home.

SeaWorld San Diego recently acquired two, 10-month-old axolotls, which will be available for public display at the theme park's new Bayside Aquarium , starting Aug. 8, Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations, told USA TODAY. Their names are Poppy and Debra.

The axolotls were a part of an illegal animal trade and confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Wildlife Confiscations Network, a program under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, contacted SeaWorld San Diego to inquire about potential housing, Otjen added.

Axolotls were classified as critically endangered by the Internationa

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